MIDDLETOWN, R.I. (WPRI) – Nearly a week after Sandy hit,
millions of people in New York and New Jersey are still without power and
thousands are homeless.

This weekend volunteers flooded the streets to help people
affected by the Hurricane and a local pilot has given his time to fly down
supplies to those in need.

Graeme Smith, a local business owner, has been flying for
about 18 months and says the entire community came together to make his charity
flights possible.

He says he got an email from a charity called Aerobridge
that he volunteers for, asking him to help fly supplies into Long Island. In
that email it said that 5,000 kids need warm clothes and food that doesn’t need
to be cooked.

It took four pilots eight round trip flights to fly down the
more than 2 thousand pounds of clothing and food that was donated by people in
the community. Each trip takes about four hours.

Smith tells Eyewitness News he is planning on making one
more charity flight to Long Island this week.

No Plane No Gain: Sampling of 2010 Coverage

Since the launch of the No Plane No Gain advocacy campaign, a concerted effort has been made to deliver the message about the importance of business aviation through national and local news outlets. This sampling of national and local television coverage in 2010, highlights the campaign's effectiveness in communicating the industry's importance.

NBAA's Bolen on Fox Business Network

Click here to see Ed Bolen, President and CEO of NBAA, in an interview on Fox Business Network

NBAA's Bolen on DC's Newschannel 8

In an interview with Newschannel 8, Bolen explains that "... business aviation is prudent, cost-effective, and oftentimes, the only way to get where you're going."